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Language in our brain : the origins of a uniquely human capacity / Angela D. Friederici ; foreword by Noam Chomsky.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Friederici, Angela D., author.
- Chomsky, Noam, author of foreword.
- Series:
- The MIT Press
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cognitive grammar.
- Cognitive learning.
- Cognitive science.
- Brain--Localization of functions.
- Brain.
- Brain--Language.
- Brain--Physiology.
- Brain--Locations of functionality.
- Psycholinguistics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 284 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge The MIT Press 2017
- Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press, [2017]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A comprehensive account of the neurobiological basis of language, arguing that species-specific brain differences may be at the root of the human capacity for language.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Language as a uniquely human trait
- Language as a specific cognitive system
- Language as a brain system.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
- ISBN:
- 0-262-34297-9
- 0-262-34296-0
- OCLC:
- 1011673695
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